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1. 9 Downloader program downloading files to PC ul TZ 2 3 9 4 2a9 9 6 9 7 9 8 9 9 Introduction how to obtain the GroSens Downloader program Getting started connect your reader and start de software program Basic functions Download and Erase functions Sub menu s File menu Sub menu Edit Sub menu Actions Sub menu Help Example of Excel files multi measurement Example of Excel files logging measurement 10 Low Batteries and Dead Batteries 10 1 10 2 Low Batteries Dead Batteries 11 Troubleshooting 11 1 ez Tho 11 4 11 3 Device won t turn on or keeps resetting Updating Device screen is frozen Lost Connection with SENSOR Lost Connection with RECEIVER Device s System doesn t match the one on the READER 12 Radio Frequency declaration of Conformity 12 1 t22 12 3 12 4 European kitt European and Russia NA kitt North America and Australia systems Row lite kitt Japan Row kitt New Zealand and other countries 19 12 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 a 24 24 24 25 26 27 2 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 a2 www grodan com 1 Introduction 3 Buttons Thank you for purchasing a GROSENS Handheld This manual will help you understand the The READER has seven buttons that can be used to navigate through screens and functions of and get the most out of your Handheld configure different settings Below are some diagrams hi2. 1 Introduction 2 About the GroSens Reader 2 1 Specifications 2 2 Components 3 Buttons 4 Menus 4 1 Home Menu 4 2 Device Menu 4 3 Sensor Summary 4 3 1 Sections 4 3 2 Rowand Offset 4 4 Receiver Summary 4 4 1 Network Configuration 44 2 Rowand Offset Reserved for future use 4 5 Preference Menu 4 6 Slab Properties 4 7 Slab Type 4 8 Slab Height 4 9 Slab Length 4 10 Select System 4 11 Set Time 4 12 Set Date 4 13 Language 4 14 Switch to 24 Hour Clock 4 15 Brightness 5 About 6 Multi measurements 6 1 Create a File 6 2 Annotation create name for the file 6 3 Blocks 6 4 Readings 6 5 Test 6 6 Activate sensor 6 Start measurements 6 8 Add 6 9 Store break in multi measurement session 6 10 Reading correct a reading 6 11 Discard Delete all measurements 6 12 End of measurement session grodan Passionate about Precision Growing SO QO CON N B amp W amp O amp O Ss SS ee se se se se sO Ww N Nae a nca OoOO to Te To 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 7 Logging function 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 1 7 6 Tad 7 8 7 9 Activate sensor Main screen start logging Interval Duration Actual logging Check status of logging Finalizing stopping Downloading creating a file name Important attention points 8 Stored files on reader 8 1 0 2 8 3 Reader data overview Viewing multi measurement files summary on reader Download files and detail display on a computer in excel
3. 6 1 Create a File No System 16 04 When selecting the multi measurement function hitting E enter a file has to be created In the multi measurement Annotation setup has to be defined abcdefgh i j k lI m n o p 6 2 Annotation create name for the file qrstuvw x Annotation hit enter when it lights up un blue will take you y z 1 2 3 4 5 6 pbo to the above shown screen By using up and down arrows 7890 you can define the name for the file When done hit enter oe dq 6 3 Blocks Define how many sections different slab types you want to measure Each slabtype or section should be 1 block You can set the number by hitting enter if the Blocks appears blue use the up and down arrows to set the number Se lect done and hit enter when ready grodan 14 15 www grodan com Passionate about Precision Growing 6 4 Test Hit start when ready 6 5 Activate sensor After the file is created the reader will ask to push the sen sor button The number of the sensor the button is push appears in the screen and is highlighted Push enter to select 6 6 Start measurements The device is now ready to do measurements On the left side the actual reading is given On the right side informa tion is given on what block and what reading you are In the above given example you are about to conduct the first reading 1 out of 3 of the second block 2 grodan Passionate about Precision Growing No System 1
4. GreenhouseC Vital Dry 1 year www grodan com 4 3 2 Row and Offset The row and offset screens allow the configuration of each SENSOR s location so that you can keep track of the loca tion of each sensor to make them easier to find after the growing season is over Use the up and down arrows to change each highlighted number Press left and right to navigate between digits Press back to cancel any changes and press enter when DONE is highlighted to save your changes to the device Note This may be used in the future to help determine optimal distances between a SENSOR and a RECEIVER 4 4 Receiver Summary The RECEIVER summary screen shows all the pertinent information about the selected receiver In the upper left corner is the device name Beneath the name is the sys tem that the receiver is currently paired with In the main portion of the screen on the left side you can find the RECEIVER s IP address Gateway and Mask settings it s using for the connected network On the right side you can find the RECEIVER S IP address type Row and Offset configuration When the IP address type is DHCP the left hand side of the screen cannot be modified When the IP address type is Static you can use the left hand side of the screen to manually configure the RECEIVER s system settings 4 4 1 Network Configuration The IP address mask and gateway for the target network can be configured in screens like the IP address screen ab
5. Set Time 14 17 Preferences Set Date 14 February 2014 Language English Switch to 12 Hour Clock Brightness 100 About www grodan com 4 6 Slab Properties Slab Properties allows you to specify the source of slab set tings to use with a SENSOR Each sensor can be tied to a section and each section can have it s own slab properties The slab properties can be set using the Reader or the Smartbox 4 7 Slab Type You can use the reader to select a slabtype to be used for Sensor measurements You can select any of GRODAN s substrates or select a specific fiber direction X Y and Z Use the up and down arrows to select the target slab type and press the enter button to save the setting or press the back button to return to the Preferences Menu without sa ving your changes Note Slab Properties must be set to Use the READER slab configuration for this configuration to take effect 4 8 Slab Height Slab height is used to indicate which height the GROSENS SENSOR is placed This is important for SENSOR measu rements Use the up and down arrows to select the target slab height and press the enter button to save the setting or press the back button to return to the Preferences Menu without saving your changes Note Slab Properties must be set to Use the READER slab configuration for this configuration to take effect grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 14 17 slab properties If availab
6. enter button to navigate to the selected menu Devices set up Multi measurement menu Logging menu Stored files menu Preferences a eS Do 2 About menu 4 2 Device Menu The devices menu is used to communicate with the GROSENS SENSOR and RECEIVER in case of a GroSens multimeasurement system is installed SENSORs will not connect to a READER until the TEST button on the SENSOR is pressed RECEIVERs will auto populate in the list if they are connected to the system shown in the upper right hand corner Use the up and down arrows to select the item you would like to view and press the enter button to open up a screen with detailed information about that specific device grodan Passionate about Precision Growing No System lt a Device Setup z No System 16 01 a rn t Device Setup Device Name NE140548 System 0140118 4 3 Sensor Summary The SENSOR summary screen shows all the pertinent information about the selected sensor In the upper left corner is the device s name When connected to a system the right side shows the radio signal strength from the SENSOR to the RECEIVER otherwise it will show the signal strength of the SENSOR to the READER Also on the right side is the battery level and percentage The SENSOR bat tery icon will change to red when it s battery level reaches 20 capacity Beneath the device s name is the currently configured Slab Type The s
7. formats Press the enter button when this option is highlighted to change the setting 4 15 Brightness If you need to change the brightness of the display for better viewing you can do so by changing the brightness level The higher the brightness the more battery power is required and consequently the less time a set of batteries will last Use the up and down arrows to adjust the bright ness setting To save the settings navigate to the DONE button using the right arrow and press enter Press the back button at any time to return to the Preferences Menu without saving your changes searching searching 04 06 Ph Set Time DONE 14 25 Brightness www grodan com 5 About 6 Multi measurements The About screen shows the device serial number the firm searching When the multi measurement function is selected above No oystem ware version and copyright notices The firmware version you will enter in the multimeasurement setup below is also visible in the lower right hand corner of the splash screen In the event that you need to contact customer sup Serial Number GRO1234 port regarding your GROSENS READER please be sure to Version 0 02 652 inform the customer support specialist of your GROSENS os READER s serial number and firmware version 2014 DECAGON GROSENS READER te No System 16 02 Multi Measure Setup Annotation None Blocks 4 Readings Block 24 Test Start enan
8. well as basic data on slabtype and when the measurements were done 2 In sheet 2 details all individual measurements and again the averages are presented 3 In sheet 3 main hardware information is found serial numbers of devices softwareversions etc Please note that all data in the excel file can be worked with as ina normal excel file 25 Some examples are presented below i m n S rt arit ee b ewe eS n gt Er n Ea t lt gt _ gt wr nnn ne 5t SEBN 115315445515231 5it 344444 s 7 B 7 be gt B B be BR Sheet 3 hardware summary www grodan com 9 9 Example of Excel files logging measurement The results of a logging session will be presented in 4 dif ferent sheets 1 Inthe first sheet Chart all logged data on WC EC and temperature are presented in one graph 2 Inthe second sheet log summary the min max values logged on WC EC and Temperature are given as well as the individual graphs on WC EC and Temperature Furthermore basic data on slab type and when the mea surements were done 3 In sheet 3 details all individual measurements are presented 4 In sheet 4 main hardware information is found serial numbers of devices software versions etc Please note that all data in the excel file can be worked wit
9. 30375 12 3 Row lite kitt Japan The Grodan GroSens wireless sensing system uses license free radio frequencies to communicate sensor data These wireless devices constitute short range device SRD GroSens Sensor 188180 GroSens Receiver 188179 GroSens Reader 188181 RoW Lite system Applicable Material Numbers 2410 2465 MHz 2 4GHz ISM band 10 mW 10 dBm effective radiated power e r p Operating Frequency Range Maximum Output Power Interference Avoidance Technology Direct Sequence of Multiple Channels EC Declaration of Conformity for Europe and additional locales These products are in conformity with the essential and relevant requirements of the Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive 2006 95 EC LVD and Council Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Safety article 3 1a EN60950 1 2006 A12 2011 EN 62311 2008 EMC article 3 1b ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 04 in accordance with ETSI EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 2009 08 Spectrum article 3 2 ETSI EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 10 CE FCC Declaration of Conformity for USA The devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions i this device may not cause harmful interference and ii this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Contains FCC ID QUR XBEEPRO Fe 31 www grodan com Industry Canada Declaration of Conformity The devices comp
10. 6 05 Multi Measure Sensor Name System Finding Sensors Press Sensor TEST button No System 16 06 Multi Measure Sensor Name System 34 NE140586 0140122 No System 16 09 NE140586 5 74 7 Reading 6 7 Add When a reading is ok you should click the add button it should be highlighted in blue and click enter When hit ting enter the add button will light up for about 3 seconds After that the reading on the display will show 2 3 Below the measure value the average and standard deviation of all readings until that moment are given 6 8 Store break in multi measurement session Whit this function all measurement that are taken are sto red This button should be used if you want to stop with the measurements 6 9 Reading correct a reading If you used the add button to quick and a false measure ment was stored this can be deleted by select the reading function Make sure reading is blue and hit the enter but ton A new screen will appear and ask you whether you re ally want to delete measurements Click yes to proceed In the next screen you have to select what reading what was good and enter that number It will take you back to that number All data after that number will be deleted No System 16 06 CI Update Reading Number Rolling back the reading number will require that you redo any suqsequent readings Continue O SA Note e After the sensor is ins
11. The GRODAN Group supplies innovative sustainable stone wool substrate solutions for the professional horticultural sector Based on Precision Growing principles these solutions are particularly applied to the cultivation of vegetables and flowers In addition to its stone wool substrates the GRODAN Group also provides tailor made advice and tools to support Precision Growing and thus facilitate the sustainable production of healthy safe and tasty fresh produce for consumers Hev N 4 li HandHeld z e EW Passionate about Precision Growing More information on the GroSens System can be found at www grodan com grosens All our information and advice is compiled with the greatest possible care and in accordance with state of the art technology However we are unable to assume any liability for the contents October 2014 GROSENS Head Office GRODAN Group T 31 0 475 35 30 20 www 3xsustainable com W Makes precision irrigation possible Industrieweg 15 F 31 0 475 35 37 t6 n www linkedin com company grodan Ly 6045 JG Roermond info grodan nl y www twitter com grodan gt EFC P O Box 1160 6040 KD Roermond www grodan com PEFC 30 31 007 The Netherlands dan GRODAN is a registered trademark of ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A S GroSens is a registered trademark of gro an www grodan com grosens ROCKWOOL B V ROCKWOOL B V GRODAN 2014 All rights reserved Passionate about Precision Growing Table of contents
12. ade on that screen In the top menu Home Menu the back button has no effect The READER is a hand held readout device designed for use with all GROSENS system SENSORs and RECEIVERs made or sold for the GROSENS system 2 1 Specifications Directional Pad Up down left and right buttons are located on the directi Battery Type onal pad Directional buttons are used to navigate through Battery Life 1500 mA hours lists and scroll wheels Connector Type Wireless Connection 2 2 Components e GroSens Reader e GroSens SENSOR e Pin protector for the GroSens SENSOR Enter e 2 Radio Antenna The middle button on the directional pad is the enter but e Mini USB Cable ton Pressing the enter button when an item is highlighted e Manual will either go to a sub menu or save the highlighted setting to memory On screens where a scroll wheel is visible en ter has no effect unless the DONE button is highlighted grodan 4 5 www grodan com Passionate about Precision Growing 4 Menus The READER uses a variety of menus to perform basic tasks necessary Every menu also displays a header that indicates the current GROSENS system if present you are connected to the time of day the signal strength from the READER to the nearest receiver if present and the READER battery level 4 1 Home Menu From the Home Menu you can navigate to the 6 main me nus Use the left and right buttons to highlight the target menu in blue Press the
13. dBm effective radiated power e r p Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS Operating Frequency Range Maximum Output Power Interference Avoidance Technology EC Declaration of Conformity for USA The devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions i this device may not cause harmful interference and ii this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Contains FCC ID MCQ XB900HP FE grodan Passionate about Precision Growing Industry Canada Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interfe rence that may cause undesired operation of the device Le pr sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autoris e aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radio lectrique subi m me si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement Contains IC ID 1846A XB900HP C Tick Declaration of Conformity for Australia The devices comply with Radiocommunications Short Range Devices Standard 2004 ACMA N
14. erted in a slab it will take up to 10 seconds for the final reading appears It is recom mended to wait 10 seconds before hitting the Add button e If very low values on WC lt 10 or EC readings of 0 00 appear the sensor was exposed to air and readings are not representative for a slab measurement Stopping and restarting a measurement session e f one wants to break of a measurement session before all blocks or measurements are taken you should hit the store button to store data in the file e Ifyou want to continue the measurement you simply start up the multi measurement function again The screen will ask whether you want to resume the unfini shed session or start a new file When Resume is chosen the old session will continue When a New is chosen new file can be created and a new session started No System 16 07 3 NE140586 Block 5 7 X 5 7 S 0 4 0 007 X 0 00 S 0 00 No System mm Update Reading Numbe 00 1mos www grodan com 6 10 Discard Delete all measurements Selecting this function will delete all stored data of that file 6 11 End of measurement session Once all blocks and readings are completed the data will be automatically stored grodan Passionate about Precision Growing An Example Lets assume that measurement3 from 6 was wrong e The screen will indicate 4 6 gt meaning that reading 4 will be the next reading e Select reading e Confirm y
15. es that you want to change e Select number 3 to go back to and select done e Your screen will now show 3 6 gt the old 3 is deleted and the next measurement you are about to take is number 3 e Ifyou role back more numbers fe from 6 back to 2 all numbers after 2 will be deleted in this case readings 3 4 5 No System 16 09 Success Statistical data for pbo saved successfully 7 Logging function Select the multifunction button in the main menu to start up the logging function 7 1 Activate sensor After the logging function button is pushed the reader will ask to push the sensor button The number of the sensor ap pears in the screen and is highlighted Push enter to select No System No System 15 33 Cy 16 05 Multi Measure Sensor Name System Finding Sensors Press Sensor TEST No System button 16 06 Vulti Measure Sensor Name 34 NE140586 System 0140122 www grodan com 7 2 Main screen start logging The main logging screen appears In the top line the sensor number is shown that is activated To start logging select Log and hit enter The log function now will show on 7 3 Interval With the interval function the time can be chosen after how many minutes a reading is taken In the example above 3 mi nutes is chosen Use the up and down buttons to select the appropriate interval 7 4 Duration With this function you can set how many days t
16. ghlighting the buttons as their respective behaviors The hand held has 3 main functionalities 1 Read out measurements from a sensor 2 Multi measure function This enables you to take several measurements in the greenhouse that will be reported back Power in averages and standard deviations The recordings kan be easily downloaded to an excel file The upper left button is the power button that will either 3 Alogging function Whit this function you are able to record a number of measurements over a number of days turn the device on or off After 10 minutes of inactivity the The recordings can be downloaded and displayed in an excel file both measurements as well as a graph device will automatically turn off to save power If held down for more than 4 seconds and then released the de To export data to an excel file a small software program needs to be downloaded and installed at a PC This program vice will restart called GroSens downloader can be found on our web page www grodan com GroSens In order to download files to your PC the Handheld has to be connected to your computer via the supplied USB cable If you have a full GroSens Multi measure system the handheld can also be used to configure your GroSens system Back The upper right button is the back button When pressed it will return the device to the parent screen Pressing back 2 Abo ut the G roSe ns Reader on a selection screen will cancel any changes that have been m
17. h as in a normal excel file grodan Passionate about Precision Growing Some examples are presented below ty T Per a d ver 5 he we ee ca oe ee ewe ef m 7 Ce eee Ae d peu A pts 00 Somo danane gg 44 7 8 Jr 4 jan 0 4 a1 4 e 0 eee Crest m af _ Soe J a j xe E _ a Zz W gt 4 D fj f lt a tune gt s p _ xm Da j __ _ amp orm 1 w s ae ated k asago na _ _ roe os a Gi e co i oO g aP A m B e af aa A gt gt bese xn nn TI prone Canosa AA 144431144 A gt Ji z wwe it i I Sheet 2 log summary i e t k Ti Yr nw jamma 2 6 O Wene 9008 Gaa 7086 r n OO n OE _ E _ e anal n n erer b t n se A n w cy keme en c loo i he ee 4 i413 a seen cd 11 18 i Me Dib tae are 39341 33 aan ab ee sd ite n Shyer ed 4k41 i ae Tile ir ren 53 3L 10 4 Z t 6 31 bo tee ane ane dae te im 4an anh 1 gt 12 W e5 1543 11 14 oe ts 1 J 4 d en ibe en 4b aa oboe SP 15 214 E 8 li lt oe a ob tv i Sotcssee ene 1 shee ah 31 44 Iep up C ar O Ei eee am sien be ta pace naze W R z Sheet 3 details r ME a too n o gt d
18. he logging should take place Lowest duration is 1 day but up to 14 days are possible 7 5 Actual logging With the logging on and interval and duration is set the log ging automatically will start The actual logging of data takes place on the sensor Therefore it is not necessary to keep the reader on or close to the sensor The screen can be closed by hitting the back button and the reader can be taken back to the office 7 6 Check status of logging The status of logging can be checked by selecting the log function select the sensor by hitting the test button of the programmed sensor The log screen will appear again and in the bottom of the screen the number of records logged will be displayed 7 7 Finalizing stopping The logging will automatically stop when the set duration is reached If you want to stop the logging earlier this can be done by pushing the download button grodan Passionate about Precision Growing NE140548 5 7 0 00 20 4 Readings 7 8 Downloading creating a file name To download the data from the sensor hit the download button Now the annotation screens appears again and will give to add text or a name to the downloaded data file The sensor number always will be given but text can be added afterwards After creating a filename the actual downloading from the sensor will take place the progress will be shown in the screen of the reader 7 9 Important attention p
19. ike http decagon com grosens GrosensDownloaderInstaller v1 0 151 exe 9 2 Getting started connect your reader and start de software program When you connect the reader to your PC with the USB cable and start up the GroSens Downloader program by pushing on download data will be downloaded to your PC Data will be stored as excel files and can be opened in Excel To ope rate in this Software program always have your reader con nected to the PC through the various files 9 3 Basic functions Download and Erase functions When you click on Download all files stored on your reader will bedownloaded at once onto your computer in an excel format After downloading files will remain also available on the reader By clicking Erase all data stored on your reader will be deleted 9 4 Sub menu s File menu When you click on the file menu the main function are shown again Erase and download 23 GroSens Downloader File Edit Actions Help GROSENS DOWNLOADER Use the GroSens Downloader to e Download measurement data to your computer e Erase data stored in the GroSens e Set the date and time Status Ready www grodan com 9 5 Sub menu Edit In this menu you can select in what form the files are down loaded Standard this is set in an excel format xlxs lt is also possible to download data in a csv format In order to do this selct preferences and than bookmark the cs
20. lab type used is dependent on the slab proper ties setting This will either be the READER slab properties or the section slab properties from the SmartBox In the main portion of the screen on the right side you can find a live update of the SENSOR s volumetric water con tent temperature and electrical conductivity These values update typically ever two to three seconds and are depen dent on the Slab Configuration On the right side you can find the SENSOR s Section Row and Offset configuration When connected to a system the location information can be configured and will update in the SmartBox s web interface Otherwise the location infor mation is left empty and cannot be configured When avai lable use the up and down arrows to select the different location settings Press enter to edit the setting or press back to return to the Home Menu The detail Button is for Future purposes This is not active at current 4 3 1 Sections The Greenhouse section screen shows all the available sections that are configured for the GroSens system Each section item shows both the greenhouse name as well as the slab type for that section Use the up and down arrows to select the section you would like to use for this sensor and press the enter button to save the new setting sbs 11 09 NE130283 73 5 2 10 i 22 3 14 27 Section GreenhouseA Grotop Master dry GreenhouseB Grotop Expert 1 year
21. le use the SENSOR slab configuration provided by the system otherwise use the READER slab configuration Use the READER slab configuration No System 01 34 PM Slab Type Grotop Expert 1 year Vital 1 year Grotop Master 1 year Grotop Master dry Vital Dry 1 year Grodan Classic 1 year No System 01 35 PM Slab Height 4 9 Slab Length Slab length is used to indicate the length of the slab and is important for SENSOR measurements Use the up and down arrows to select the target slab length and press the enter button to save the setting or press the back button to return to the Preferences Menu without saving your changes Note Slab Properties must be set to Use the READER slab configuration for this configuration to take effect 4 10 Select System Select System allows you to view all the systems within range of the READER Select the system that you would like to pair with When viewing other devices you will be prompted to pair any device that isn t configured with the same system name 4 11 Set Time The time setting will synchronize with a connected GRODAN GROSENS system If no system is selected then the time can be configured with this screen Use the left and right arrows to select the target time component and use the up and down arrows to adjust the component set ting To save the settings navigate to the DONE button using the right arrow and press enter Press the back but
22. le aae Ae ire AC es ware on 6 tece o gt mm e o at eeo oo dix m 92 gr 8 m we Ba A Mere emen wt kra pemeve vous emer cs n ee ewe et vew CERTEN oo neteve yeren gt tery i ir gt ve l an la ki ee Sheet 4 Hardware summary 26 10 Low Batteries and Dead Batteries 10 1 Low Batteries When the battery level reaches 20 the battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen will turn red The device will continue to operate normally Devices Preferences Yo System 05 10 When the battery level is less than 5 a warning screen No system 15 10 is displayed asking the user to put in new batteries The Warning warning screen will remain visible until the batteries are changed or the device is turned off All buttons are disa bled except the Power button which allows the device to be turned off before the batteries are removed Please change the batteries 10 2 Dead Batteries When the batteries are dead the device will turn off and remain off All of the buttons are disabled so pressing the power button will not turn it back on The old batteries will have to be replace with new ones in order for the device to function normally again After new batteries are putin the device will start up automatically If the device hasn t started up after 10 seconds hold down the power button for mo
23. ly with all applicable requirements of the Industry Canada specifications RSS 210 Contains IC ID 4214A XBEEPRO C Tick Declaration of Conformity for Australia and New Zealand The devices comply with Radiocommunications Short Range Devices Standard 2004 ACMA N136 21123 The listed products comply with the Technical Regulations Conformity Certification of Specified Radio equipment ordinance of MPT N 37 1981 Japan Declaration of Conformity ID OOSNYCA0378 2D R 201 WW sy 0821511 12 4 Row kitt New Zealand and other countries The Grodan GroSens wireless sensing system uses license free radio frequencies to communicate sensor data These wireless devices constitute short range device SRD Applicable Material Numbers GroSens Sensor 132255 GroSens Receiver 132259 GroSens Reader 132262 RoW system Operating Frequency Range 2410 2465 MHz 2 4GHz ISM band Maximum Output Power 63 mW 18 dBm effective radiated power e r p Interference Avoidance Technology Direct Sequence of Multiple Channels FCC Declaration of Conformity for USA The devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions i this device may not cause harmful interference and ii this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Contains FCC ID OUR XBEEPRO FE The devices comply with all applicable requirements of the Ind
24. oints 1 The reader should be close to the sensor while down loading the data n For a larger amount of data fe 5 days of logging every 3 minutes the download time can take up to 6 minutes 3 Downloading will erase all data from the sensor and store it on the reader in a log file 20 8 Stored files on reader All files that are recorded in multi measurements files or logging files and stored on the reader can be viewed in the Reader Data section 8 1 Reader data overview When clicking on the reader data overview a screen is displayed that gives an overview of all on the reader stored files In this screen 3 types of information is displayed Type indicating whether a file is a file that contains multi measurement data or logging data Annotation The name that has been given to a file For logging files the annotation also indicates the name of the sensor that supplied the logging data Records The number of measurements that a file contains Each record is a group of 3 measurements WC EC and Temp and an id number and timestamp By using the up and down arrow keys one can browse through the various files 21 No System Reader Data No System 20 54 View Summary Data Annotation NE140586smode Log NE140548kmode 480 Log NE140586_ st 453 Log NE140548 st 452 Log NE140548 cr2 119 www grodan com 8 2 Viewing multi measurement files summary on reader When a multi meas
25. on Growing 12 Radio Frequency declaration of Conformity 12 1 European kitt European and Russia The Grodan GroSens wireless sensing system uses license free radio frequencies to communicate sensor data These wireless devices constitute short range device SRD GroSens Sensor 132253 GroSens Receiver 132256 GroSens Reader 132260 EUR system Applicable Material Numbers 863 870 MHz 868 ISM band 25 mW 14 dBm effective radiated power e r p Listen Before Talk LBT Automatic Frequency Agility AFA Operating Frequency Range Maximum Output Power Interference Avoidance Technology EC Declaration of Conformity for Europe and additional locales These products are in conformity with the essential and relevant requirements of the EU Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE and the EU Directive 2011 65 EU RoHS2 Safety article 3 1a EN60950 1 2006 A12 2011 EN 62311 2008 EMC article 3 1b ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 2011 09 in accordance with ETSI EN 301 489 3 V1 4 1 2002 08 Spectrum article 3 2 ETSI EN 300 220 2 V2 3 1 2010 02 CE 12 2 NA kitt North America and Australia The Grodan GroSens wireless sensing system uses license free radio frequencies to communicate sensor data These wireless devices constitute short range device SRD GroSens Sensor 132254 GroSens Receiver 132258 GroSens Reader 132261 CAN USA AUS system Applicable Material Numbers 915 6 927 6 MHz 900 MHz ISM band 250 mW 24
26. ove Use the up and down arrows to change each highlighted number Press left and right to navigate between digits Press back to cancel any changes and press enter when DONE is highlighted to save your changes to the device grodan Passionate about Precision Growing d l 1 34 fei Y Shee RECODEOE 14 27 IP address type 299 295 000 000 14 27 IP address d 010 010 100 197 te 4 4 2 Row and Offset Reserved for future use The row and offset screens allow configuring of each RE CEIVER s location so that you can keep track of the location of each RECEIVER to make them easier to find after the growing season is over Use the up and down arrows to change each highlighted number Press left and right to navigate between digits Press back to cancel any changes and press enter when DONE is highlighted to save your changes to the device Note This may be used in the future to help determine op timal distances between a SENSOR and a RECEIVER 4 5 Preferences Menu The preferences menu allows you to configure various uni versal settings on the device Use the up and down arrows to select the target preference and press the enter button to edit the setting or press back to return to the Home Menu d l 1s 34 FEN z 14 16 Preferences slab properties From system Slab Type Grotop Master 1 year Slab Height 75 mm Slab Length 1001 mm 1999 mm Select system
27. re than 4 seconds and release it in order to restart the device 27 www grodan com 11 Trou bleshooti ng 11 4 Lost Connection with RECEIVER Most likely the READER is having trouble talking to the target RECEIVER Move closer to the target device and 11 1 Device won t turn on or keeps resetting then press back and try again If you continue to have This issue is typically caused depleted batteries or batteries problems please make sure that the RECEIVER is running that have been put in backwards into the device Open the at least version Firm ware version contact Grodan custo battery cover on the back of the READER Confirm that the mer service for this batteries are oriented correctly If they are oriented cor rectly then replace the batteries Most likely the READER s batteries are too low to function properly 11 5 Device s System doesn t match the one on the READER 14 56 This screen can be caused by one of the following scenarios 1 There are multiple GroSens systems within range of Warning the READER 2 The target device is new and hasn t been properly 11 2 Updating Device screen is frozen 14 27 iq Sometimes it may take up to 10 seconds to save the new settings onto the target device If it takes longer than this Updating device paired with the GroSens system Thi REW i is device s system doesn t match the the READER is probably having trouble talking to the target 3 The target device was used wi
28. th a different GroSens device Move closer to the target device then press back system currently selected system Would you and try again If you continue to have problems please 4 The GroSens system name was changed in the Smartbox like to pair RECODEOE with the current make sure that the SENSOR is running at least version 1 12 system and the RECEIVER is running at least version 1 10 You can In order to configure a device it must be using the same update these through the SmartBox interface Updating device configuration system that the READER is using Pairing the target device with system the READER is using should resolve this pro blem If the wrong system is selected in the upper left cor ner of the screen navigate to the preferences menu and select the correct system first before communicating with the target device 11 3 Lost Connection with SENSOR Most likely the READER is having trouble talking to the tar get SENSOR Move closer to the target device press back Warning button on the READER to return to the device list Press the TEST button on the sensor to reconnect with the READER Searching Talan If you continue to have problems please make sure that the SENSOR is running at least version FW version Contact Reader lost connection with receiver Grodan Customer service for this SEE RECODEOE Please move within range of the receiver grodan 28 29 www grodan com Passionate about Precisi
29. ton at any time to return to the Preferences Menu without saving your changes No System Searching Searching 01 36 PM Slab Length 1001 mm 1999 mm gt 2000 mm 14 21 System www grodan com 4 12 Set Date The date setting will synchronize with a connected GRO DAN GROSENS system If no system is selected then the date can be configured with this screen Use the left and right arrows to select the target date component and use the up and down arrows to adjust the component setting To save the settings navigate to the DONE button using the right arrow and press enter Press the back button at any time to return to the Preferences Menu without saving your changes 4 13 Language The language menu will update all the text on the screens to the selected language including the characters used Use the up and down arrows to select a language and press the enter button to save the setting or press the back button to return to the Preferences Menu without saving your changes searching Nederlands grodan Passionate about Precision Growing searching searching 14 24 Set Date February 2014 esis 14 24 Language Deutsch Francais Italiano Espanol Polski 14 25 Language Deutsch Francais Italiano Espanol Polski 4 14 Switch to 24 Hour Clock This setting is used to toggle the time format in the screen headers between 24 hour and 12 hour AM PM
30. urement file is highlighted by clicking the enter button a summary of the measured data is displayed 1 The average and standard deviation on WC EC and Temperature per measured block is given 2 By using the up and down and enter key one can view the averages on each measured block In the display behind block is indicated what block is presented 1 4 2 4 etc 3 Date and time are given when the measurements were recorded 4 The number of measurements taken per block are indi cated behind reading block 7 3 Download files and detail display on a computer in excel See chapter 8 grodan Passionate about Precision Growing No System 21 00 sdg1901 VWC V V X 60 6 S 18 2 EC mS cm X 4 34 S 0 57 Temp C X 23 7 0 2 Date 19 Jan 2015 Time 15 15 Block 1 4 Readings Block 6 22 9 Downloader program 9 1 Introduction how to obtain the GroSens Downloader program In order to download measurement files to your Computer you need to install a small program called GroSens Down loader on your PC This program will automatically install on your computer if you click on the link below hold the ctrl key and click on the link downloading files to PC Please follow the instructions during the installation pro cess The program will install an Icon for this program on your desktop When clicking on this Icon the program will start Below you find a screenshot on what the program looks l
31. ustry Canada specifications RSS 210 Industry Canada Declaration of Conformity Contains IC ID 4214A XBEEPRO C Tick Declaration of Conformity for Australia and New Zealand The devices comply with Radiocommunications Short Range Devices Standard 2004 ACMA N136 Z1123 grodan M Passionate about Precision Growing Notes 33 www grodan com Notes grodan 34 35 www grodan com Passionate about Precision Growing
32. v function 9 6 Sub menu Actions In this menu you can Set reader date time Set the correct date and time on the reader Update sensor firmware install the latest firmware on your GroSens sensors When clicking on this function follow the instructions that appear on the screen you can make sure that all your GroSens sen sors have the latest firmware installed The sensor have to be close to the reader in order to do this Set Sensor mode with this function the sensor can be set in system or kitt mode Ask your Grodan specialist on how and when to use this function 9 7 Sub menu Help There are 4 functions in this menu 1 Sent feedback to Grodan not active at the moment 2 Check for software updates check if a newer version of the GroSens Downloader program is available If avai lable the newest version will be installed on your PC follow the instructions on your screen 3 Check for firmware updates this will check for the latest software on your reader If a newer version is avai lable this will be installed on your reader Follow instruc tions on the screen 4 About GroSens Downloader not active at the moment grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 24 9 8 Example of Excel files multi measurement The results of a multi measurement session will be presented in 3 different sheets 1 Inthe first sheet multi measurement summary the averages of the measured blocks are given as
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